Death in Paradise was commissioned for a third series by Ben Stephenson in February 2013, after consistently high ratings during the second series,and it began airing on 14 January 2014. In February 2014, Death in Paradise was renewed for a fourth series.The fourth series began airing on 8 January 2015 on BBC One in the UK. In late February 2015, the BBC confirmed that a fifth series had been commissioned, to air in 2016.Death in Paradise is a British-French lighthearted crime drama television series created by Robert Thorogood, initially starring Ben Miller and Sara Martins and later starring Kris Marshall and Joséphine Jobert. Danny John-Jules also stars and has been present throughout the series. The programme is a joint UK and French production filmed on the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom and France 2 in France.